The northeast wind was a bit fierce as we left the dock but
thankfully it died right out. After a little searching, we found a few humpback
whales, Wilson’s storm petrels, great shearwaters, sooty shearwaters and
northern gannets. The first humpback was adoptable whale, Satula.
He was
blowing deep bubble clouds to corral his prey.
Next was Gondolier:
and finally Clamp. She was also feeding using bubble
clouds!
The morning trip turned out much
better than I had expected! Just goes to show, you can never have expectations of what you will, or will not, see!
The afternoon trip was beautiful. Several minke whales were
seen included one that came up right in front of our boat! We also got looks at three humpback whales
and spotted even more whales in the distance! Pinball, another adoptable whale was taking short dives and surfacing frequently.
Then Wigwam and her calf
showed us just what mom/calf pairs do: Mom will venture off to feed while the
calf is left to its own devices. While Wigwam was away, the calf played! The youngster stayed with our boat checking
us out! Just before Wigwam returned,
threw its tail out of the water, creating a nice splash. The calf did that a
couple times before it met up with mom and they went on their way.
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